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Cathay Pacific warns of 'significant' financial hit from coronavirus

Air
Gary Noakes
18 February 2020

Cathay Pacific will axe 40% of its flights in February and March due to “continued cancellations of bookings” following the coronavirus outbreak.

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The carrier has suspended its Gatwick-Hong Kong service until 28 March, but is continuing five flights a day from Heathrow and its daily Manchester service, although the airline said it would make “minor adjustments” to Manchester schedules.

British Airways has also merged its double-daily Hong Kong flight until further notice.


The bulk of Cathay’s reductions are regional flights, with 90% of all services to mainland China suspended until the end of March.